Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorGoodman, Ralphen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVolschenk, Jacolienen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of English.
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-18T19:11:16Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:38:49Z
dc.date.available2008-10-18T19:11:16Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:38:49Z
dc.date.issued2009-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MA (English))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.
dc.description.abstractIn this dissertation the dominant metaphor for the fusion between the feminine and technology, the cyborg, will be examined through various texts to assess the value the cyborg has for feminism as a tool to exposes the constructedness of boundaries of identity and gender, thereby enabling a reconstruction of a new feminine identity in a subversive and transgressive space. The main themes which will be addressed are those that often feature in feminist science fiction: reproduction, sexuality, the construction of identity and gender through science, culture and ideology, and the power relations between men and women. Other related concepts which will be dealt with are language, self and Other, representation and perspective. Feminist science fiction and theory attempt to destabilise conventional boundaries concerned with gender and identity and the texts which this dissertation deals with are all, to varying degrees, concerned with this destabilisation, each offering a unique perspective on feminine identity and the attempted transformation of current gender categories which will be explored in detailed analysis.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2013
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectCyberfeminismen_ZA
dc.subjectSubversionen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- English literatureen
dc.subjectTheses -- English literatureen
dc.subject.lcshFeminist fictionen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshCyborgs in literatureen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshFeminine identityen_ZA
dc.titleFusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identityen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
volschenk_fusions_2009.pdf
Size:
663.57 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Masters Degrees (English)